David Pollak 
Neurodiversity in Higher Education 
Positive Responses to Specific Learning Differences

This edited collection offers screening, teaching and practical
support for specific learning differences in Higher Education

* Uses international case studies to explain how
psychologists identify, assess and support a range of specific
learning differences in students

* The higher education sector has come to terms with dyslexia,
but todayâ??s students are disclosing a range of learning
differences including dyspraxia, ADHD, Aspergerâ??s Syndrome
and dyscalculia

* Institutions in all major Western countries are required by law
to avoid disadvantaging students with special educational needs, so
staff must be up to date on how to recognise and support them

* Supported by an already popular website, Brain HE, with extra
materials and colour photographs

Table of Content

List of Illustrations.

Notes on contributors.

Foreword (Sally Brown).

1. Introduction (David Pollak).

2. Neurodiversity, disability, legislation and policy
development (Alan Hurst).

3. The psychological assessment of neurodiversity (David
Grant).

4. Dyslexia (Ross Cooper).

5. Dyspraxia (Sharon Drew).

6. Dyscalculia (Clare Trott).

7. Asperger Syndrome: empathy is a two-way street (Nicola
Martin).

8. Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder – AD(H)D (Mary
Colley).

9. Mental well-being (Kitty Mc Crea).

10. Assistive technology (E. A. Draffan).

11. Teaching, learning and assessment: ‘It’s not like you
think’ (Heather Symonds).

12. Conclusion: linking the strands together (David Pollak).

About the author

Dr David Pollak is Principal Lecturer in Learning Support at De Montfort University. He runs the highly successful website brainhe.com. He has specialised in neurodiversity such as dyslexia for over 30 years, and is a UK National Teaching Fellow.